cooking; food preparation
chorus; singing in a chorus
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
of course; certainly; naturally
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to get distracted; to jump off the track
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to check; to stop; to keep back
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to squeeze out; to wring out
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead